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. >> the $150 phone issues when drivers get caught by cameras in the city, they won't be changing. >>> the pressure is announcementing on the obama administration to be more open and direct on the attack in libya. republican lawmakers are joining the growing calls for more transparency as they voice their concerns and their questions of the attack are going unanswered. molly heppenberg reports. >> reporter: republican lawmakers are turning up the heat on the libya attack. newly released state department documents show that ambassador stevens was worried about the security prediction saying in june that the violence was likely to continue and worsen. they were made public by darrell issan. a letter to presume a they write, quote, not only did the administration reject her requests for increased security despite escalating violence and to decrease the existing cat gory to dangerous and ineffective levels. we were told that the administration did this to effectuate a policy of normalization in libya after the conclusion of the civil war and the obama administration said there was no evid
. >> the $150 phone issues when drivers get caught by cameras in the city, they won't be changing. >>> the pressure is announcementing on the obama administration to be more open and direct on the attack in libya. republican lawmakers are joining the growing calls for more transparency as they voice their concerns and their questions of the attack are going unanswered. molly heppenberg reports. >> reporter: republican lawmakers are turning up the heat on the libya attack....
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if you are living along the coast, ocean city or anywhere along that particular region, you'll have to definitely consider evacuating. those are the areas that will get hit the hardest when we talk about storm surge and the water being you pushed on shore. damaging wind gusts. downed trees and power lines. prepare for power outages in your homes. stock up on batteries. make sure you have things that don't have to be refrigerated. these are things we are definitely telling you to stay on top of. here's a look at future cast in terms of the rain. as i showed you on radar you can see it edging along the coast. it gets more intense and fills in once we get into sunday. most south of us. as we head into sunday evening, you can see where the rain starts to get heavier. where you see the orange and red that's much heavier rainfall. look at sunday night. once we get into monday we are in the thick of things. you can see the line i spoke about earlier where we could have a possibility of seeing winter weather to the west. for tonight we are talking cloudy skies. breezy. showers will start to de
if you are living along the coast, ocean city or anywhere along that particular region, you'll have to definitely consider evacuating. those are the areas that will get hit the hardest when we talk about storm surge and the water being you pushed on shore. damaging wind gusts. downed trees and power lines. prepare for power outages in your homes. stock up on batteries. make sure you have things that don't have to be refrigerated. these are things we are definitely telling you to stay on top of....
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the top of the hour ocean city had a gust to 37. as we're lacking at sherri we can see where she's picking up stronger gusts and very concentrated winds right up here. that is probably the center of circulation in the yellow area where dover air force base is getting a gust to 40. that's actually lighter winds in there, isn't it? i get it now. i was trying to read gary's lips. gary mcgrady joins me now, too. look at the gusts as we go up the coast here, still 75 at newark. still really strong up there. i wonder why they're still getting such a strong wind, i guess because of their proximity to the harbor. >> could be a geographical effect coming off the harbor. it could be like you mentioned before. these are not constant. it's just when it's captured at the top of the hour by the weather station and it disseminates that information. >> talking about some of the gusts we've spoke of capturing. i think this was shortly after 10:00, 16-mile an hour gusts at reagan national, at bwi marshall and at newington virginia in fairfax county 6
the top of the hour ocean city had a gust to 37. as we're lacking at sherri we can see where she's picking up stronger gusts and very concentrated winds right up here. that is probably the center of circulation in the yellow area where dover air force base is getting a gust to 40. that's actually lighter winds in there, isn't it? i get it now. i was trying to read gary's lips. gary mcgrady joins me now, too. look at the gusts as we go up the coast here, still 75 at newark. still really strong...
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they proposed putting cameras all over the city and if we are going to put cameras all over the city with creating greater certainty people will be caught if they speed, we found out there is no correlation between the size of the fan and whether people stop speeding or not. but if they are certain to be caught, they are less likely to speed. i think it will be better to maintain the public trust if we bring the fines down. now running stoplights, it is very unsafe. those fines remain high. but por speeding and other fines that are up to $250 and double after 30 days to become $300, we are going to take another look at that and the bill proposes bringing fines closer to what they are in virginia and maryland. >> how do you convince skeptics like myself, who are convinced that this is nothing more than a money-grab hidden behind the cloak of government safety. >> that is why we did the task force. mary cheh and i will introduce a bill to try to bring the fine closer to the infraction. and for them to be more reasonable. and i think if we bring the fines, for example, from $120 for spe
they proposed putting cameras all over the city and if we are going to put cameras all over the city with creating greater certainty people will be caught if they speed, we found out there is no correlation between the size of the fan and whether people stop speeding or not. but if they are certain to be caught, they are less likely to speed. i think it will be better to maintain the public trust if we bring the fines down. now running stoplights, it is very unsafe. those fines remain high. but...
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. >> tony the tiger cub is making quite a splash at dave city's wild things. a private zoo rescue and rehab center in pasco county. you can interact with monkeys or swim with this six week old siberian cub. but critics wonder, just like alligator attractions that came under fire for their kid swim parties, are big cats and kids in pools an appropriate pairing? >> with any animal, there's a risk. you are in there with at least one of the trainers in the water with you. >> president and head trainer, randy stern says tigers are natural swimmers with webbing between their toes. there are no laws regulating swimming with tigers. >> they are very strong, but also well trained. that's why a lot don't let you interact because they don't have the staff or knowledge to do it. >> he has the only place in the u.s. you can do this. >> the tigers, by state law, like tony here, can only be with the public until they are 40-pounds. >> and that's with a leash. state law says it's okay for big cats 25-pounds or less to be handled with only a trainer's restraint, but a trainer
. >> tony the tiger cub is making quite a splash at dave city's wild things. a private zoo rescue and rehab center in pasco county. you can interact with monkeys or swim with this six week old siberian cub. but critics wonder, just like alligator attractions that came under fire for their kid swim parties, are big cats and kids in pools an appropriate pairing? >> with any animal, there's a risk. you are in there with at least one of the trainers in the water with you. >>...
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city dc in downtown annapolis right across from the city dock and the mariot as it flickers in and out. the very latest from the harbor master in annapolis says that at this hour it's not your normal high tide; but no problem at all in terms of flooder and the harbor master says the real watch hour will be tomorrow morning for flooding there at the dock. we'll take a break and be back. wspapers called it "economicallstructive." ke allen's votes to give t bre. that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to g
city dc in downtown annapolis right across from the city dock and the mariot as it flickers in and out. the very latest from the harbor master in annapolis says that at this hour it's not your normal high tide; but no problem at all in terms of flooder and the harbor master says the real watch hour will be tomorrow morning for flooding there at the dock. we'll take a break and be back. wspapers called it "economicallstructive." ke allen's votes to give t bre. that ship jobs overseas,...
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that's confirmed by the twitter feed. the pier fishing pier at ocean city snapped in half. a live report from the other side. [ mitt romney ] we have toto work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. i'm mitt romney, my name is julian bond. i know a little something about fighting for what's right and just. maryland's gay and lesbian families share the same values and they should share in the right to marry. i believe people of faith understand this isn't about any one religious belief. it's about protecting the civil right to make a lifelong commitment to the person you love. join me in supporting question 6. it's the
that's confirmed by the twitter feed. the pier fishing pier at ocean city snapped in half. a live report from the other side. [ mitt romney ] we have toto work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together...
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for the maslin family to the tune of $20,000. >> this is not only the greatest city in the world, this is the greatest neighborhood in america. >> reporter: d.c. councilman tommy wells hosting the festival. fun and games, information booths, a beer garden and bake sale with proceeds benefiting the maslin family. on august 18th, a young husband and father tc maslin was robbed, attacked and left for dead. he was hit with the butt of a bb gun and baseball bat and suffered severe brain trauma. >> fair doesn't begin to describe it. >> their lives have been forever changed. >> we are going to lose all the things we've worked so hard for for years and years. it's devastating. it's completely devastating. it's hard to reimagine the future when we thought, you know, at this time right now we would be looking forward to having another baby, and moving on with our lives. now we're kind of at this very different point where the future is completely uncertain. >> reporter: the daily struggle is heart breaking, but she says they wouldn't have made it this far without support. the hours immediately a
for the maslin family to the tune of $20,000. >> this is not only the greatest city in the world, this is the greatest neighborhood in america. >> reporter: d.c. councilman tommy wells hosting the festival. fun and games, information booths, a beer garden and bake sale with proceeds benefiting the maslin family. on august 18th, a young husband and father tc maslin was robbed, attacked and left for dead. he was hit with the butt of a bb gun and baseball bat and suffered severe brain...
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it happened in the eastern city of khost. four police officers were killed in the blast and three other people. this is latest attack as the u.s. marks 2,000 soldiers killed in afghanistan since the start of the war in 2001. on saturday, a soldier was shot and killed during a gun fight with afghan soldiers. >>> three were killed, four others hurt in a drone strike in pakistan. it happened in the town of mir ali in waziristan. that region is known for hiding several several terrorist groups. >>> shortly after 10:00 last night, a call for shots fired near new york avenue and north capitol street. when they arrived, they found a woman shot in the arm and a man shot in the leg. both were alert and breathing. they were taken to a nearby hospital and expected to be okay. no word on if the shooter has been identified. >>> today a controversial coal fired power plant in alexandria will close. the gen on plant on north 49th street. gen on will get back $32 million that the city held in escrow to use for environmental controls under an
it happened in the eastern city of khost. four police officers were killed in the blast and three other people. this is latest attack as the u.s. marks 2,000 soldiers killed in afghanistan since the start of the war in 2001. on saturday, a soldier was shot and killed during a gun fight with afghan soldiers. >>> three were killed, four others hurt in a drone strike in pakistan. it happened in the town of mir ali in waziristan. that region is known for hiding several several terrorist...
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today the city of alexandria announced the potomac river generating station is closing. the 63-year-oldsal-fired power plant has been the target of fines in recent years. environmentalists argue that plants with smokestacks push air pollution through the region. there are plans to replace it with natural gas, townhomes and shops. >> ratford university is close to becoming a smoke-free campus. 51% of the students approved. smoking is currently allowed 25 feet away from campus buildings but it is banned inside university buildings. >> and check this one out. >> the maryland lottery going high-tech. officials are planning to launch the i-lottery program. it allows you to buy traditional lottery games through your computer and smartphone. you could make purchases with a debit card. >> and coming up, as the news edge at 6:00 continues on your monday, the most prized possessions of bonnie and clyde, the love-bird bandits up on the auction block. >> then a bird's eye view of america's landscape now on a forever stamp. >> that is a schoolteacher and a friend who have one hilario
today the city of alexandria announced the potomac river generating station is closing. the 63-year-oldsal-fired power plant has been the target of fines in recent years. environmentalists argue that plants with smokestacks push air pollution through the region. there are plans to replace it with natural gas, townhomes and shops. >> ratford university is close to becoming a smoke-free campus. 51% of the students approved. smoking is currently allowed 25 feet away from campus buildings but...
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temperature have fallen back into the 50s and low 60s here in the city. and kids headed to the bus stop, that kind of thing, probably the jacket needs to return. my suggestion is enjoy today and tomorrow because we have much cooler air on the way for the end of the weekend. details coming up in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> our top stories this morning begin with a health alert. thirty-five cases of meningitis have now been reported across the country. five people have died including one in maryland and one in virginia. doctors say awful those infected received steroid injections for back pain. this form of meningitis is not contagious. >>> president obama is returning to the battleground state of virginia this morning. he is due to speak at george mason university. he then heads to another university in ohio. mr.obama will speak at cleveland state university this afternoon. >>> in northwest d.c., four people including one firefighter are recovering after a fire on k street. one person had to jump from a window and is in serious condition.
temperature have fallen back into the 50s and low 60s here in the city. and kids headed to the bus stop, that kind of thing, probably the jacket needs to return. my suggestion is enjoy today and tomorrow because we have much cooler air on the way for the end of the weekend. details coming up in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> our top stories this morning begin with a health alert. thirty-five cases of meningitis have now been reported across the country. five people...
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seventy in the city. gaithersburg cooled 64 degrees. quantico is 68. big storm system sitting and turning to the west of us and what is left of our weather from last night has crews up to the north of us and we're in the area that is a dry slot and as we look back to this, this will come across tomorrow giving us a greater chance in the cool pocket of air for a few clouds and maybe some shoty -- spotty showers. next week, though, looks great. the high pressure returns as does some warmer air and we're going to be into the 70s and tonight, lower 50s. mostly clear and overnight tonight, the clouds will build tomorrow afternoon and the planner calls for cool sunshine to start and a few clouds at noon and spotty shower possible late tomorrow afternoon and notice cooler north and west and some more cloud cover up there and again, just a spotty chance of a shower late tomorrow and into the afternoon. sunday looks perfect. 68 degrees and nothing but sunshine. i hope that is not a hashinger of something -- a harbinger of what is rolling in late november, early
seventy in the city. gaithersburg cooled 64 degrees. quantico is 68. big storm system sitting and turning to the west of us and what is left of our weather from last night has crews up to the north of us and we're in the area that is a dry slot and as we look back to this, this will come across tomorrow giving us a greater chance in the cool pocket of air for a few clouds and maybe some shoty -- spotty showers. next week, though, looks great. the high pressure returns as does some warmer air...
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and you can see the colors to the west of us and this is in the city before and at peak. we cool back down. 75 degrees and here in the city, gaithersburg, 72; fredericksburg, 75; culpeper, 72 degrees; winchester, 70; martinsburg, 71 and that is a great evening. nice at 7:00, 11:00, and as temperatures drop through the 70s and into the upper 60s and we're talking about the lower 60s here in town and overnight tonight and what we have to talk about is hurricane sandy. the winds over hurricane strength to 80 miles an hour and that is making her a category 1 hurricane and approaching the island of cuba later on tonight and moving across that and weakening through the bahamas and the tropical strength is good. the forecast calls for it to become a hurricane again in the nowhere secs and parallel to florida and to the east coast. and we go longer into the future, this is monday at 2:00 and that is about hurricane strength and witching -- switching over from a tropical system to a subtropical system and that is some different characteristics there and that is going to have a lot
and you can see the colors to the west of us and this is in the city before and at peak. we cool back down. 75 degrees and here in the city, gaithersburg, 72; fredericksburg, 75; culpeper, 72 degrees; winchester, 70; martinsburg, 71 and that is a great evening. nice at 7:00, 11:00, and as temperatures drop through the 70s and into the upper 60s and we're talking about the lower 60s here in town and overnight tonight and what we have to talk about is hurricane sandy. the winds over hurricane...
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the city of richmond announced the skins camp on a vacant lot in virginia and the team signed a contract for richmond for eight years beginning in 2013. >>> the redskins not only lose a heartbreaker but the leading receiver for the rest of the season. live from redskins park with the sports edge. >>> an arizona man used a samurai sword to stop a fight between passengers in phoenix. it was pretty convincing. he pulled out the weapon when two men ganged up on another defenseless man. everyone became quiet when the sword-wielding man got involved. the suspects got off of the train at the next stop. ext sto [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] seen this from mitt romney? then take a look at this. [ anderson cooper ] if roe v. wade was overturned, congress passed a federal ban on all abortions, and it came to your desk -- would you sign it? "yes" or "no"? let me say it -- i'd be delighted to sign that bill. [ female announcer ] banning all abortions? i'd be delighted to sign that bill. [ female announcer ] trying to mislead us? that's wrong. but ban all
the city of richmond announced the skins camp on a vacant lot in virginia and the team signed a contract for richmond for eight years beginning in 2013. >>> the redskins not only lose a heartbreaker but the leading receiver for the rest of the season. live from redskins park with the sports edge. >>> an arizona man used a samurai sword to stop a fight between passengers in phoenix. it was pretty convincing. he pulled out the weapon when two men ganged up on another defenseless...
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could tropical storm trouble bring change our way. >>> the city leader that's toying with the idea and how it would be different from the ban in new york city. >>> thanks for joining us tonight. >>> i'm bryan bolter. we are going to start off with the wild police chase in virginia and maryland. at one point a security officer at the walter reed military hospital opened fire. >> here with how it all went down and new details about that suspect, bob. >> reporter: the woman now in police custody is from man as as. she's a nurse's aid but we're not sure whether she had any ties to the hospital in beth ez da where a police officer working for the navy fired a shot at her today. >> by the time police finally caught up with her angela had crashed her mitsubishi with at least one blown tire at a fence. even then officers struggled to get the 27-year-old woman out of her car and into handcuffs. they say she had just caught attention of virginia police while allegedly speeding at highway 66 at 93 miles per hour. minutes into driving into bethesda, police say she crashed her way on to an entrance
could tropical storm trouble bring change our way. >>> the city leader that's toying with the idea and how it would be different from the ban in new york city. >>> thanks for joining us tonight. >>> i'm bryan bolter. we are going to start off with the wild police chase in virginia and maryland. at one point a security officer at the walter reed military hospital opened fire. >> here with how it all went down and new details about that suspect, bob. >>...
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some of the city's worst damage was not from the water but fire as flames engulfed at least 80 homes in queens. >> i scaled up on the pile in the morning. there were 25 people inside on the roof of building. >> reporter: and the fire was spreading. >> the fire was in the two- story building next-door and the fire was coming across the top of the roof. >> reporter: by daybreak the breezy point neighborhood looked obliterated. up and down the eastern seaboard property damage is widespread. millions of homes that were spared are now dealing with power outages. the storm although weaker is still on the move. it continues knocking down power lines almost as fast as crews can get them up. >> brian, a lot of wind in this storm, but always think more about the wind sometimes than the effect of the water. most of the steph dating pictures along the shore and up into new york city all because of storm surge all because of the water. >> thanks. >>> a group of kayakers took full advantage of the extreme high tide in maryland today. sky fox spotted them on seneca creek near darnestown. the creek
some of the city's worst damage was not from the water but fire as flames engulfed at least 80 homes in queens. >> i scaled up on the pile in the morning. there were 25 people inside on the roof of building. >> reporter: and the fire was spreading. >> the fire was in the two- story building next-door and the fire was coming across the top of the roof. >> reporter: by daybreak the breezy point neighborhood looked obliterated. up and down the eastern seaboard property...
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this is the city that only had two homicides in all of last year. 36-year-old lamont ellis was gunned down early sunday morning about 2 a.m. shot multiple times according to police found in mullinex alley. his friends gathered for a vigil tonight at the very spot where he was killed. they believe he was the victim of an attempted robbery, but police say they have not yet determined a motive. meanwhile gunfire rang out around 5:30 this evening in the 300 block of west south street, shots that could be heard from police headquarters. area residents say somebody started firing a weapon after a big street fight involving 15 or 20 people. police say one person was stabbed and is in serious condition. no word on whether the two incidents are connected. police are waiting for autopsy results on lamont ellis. >> we believe he was downtown at some of our downtown establishments. we think he left downtown, was leaving with a group of people or walking with a group of people when he was walking through the alley to his transport to leave for the evening. >> i just hope that they catch this perso
this is the city that only had two homicides in all of last year. 36-year-old lamont ellis was gunned down early sunday morning about 2 a.m. shot multiple times according to police found in mullinex alley. his friends gathered for a vigil tonight at the very spot where he was killed. they believe he was the victim of an attempted robbery, but police say they have not yet determined a motive. meanwhile gunfire rang out around 5:30 this evening in the 300 block of west south street, shots that...
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president obama got a firsthand look at the damage along the atlantic city boardwalk and the other barrier islands, as families try to figure out what to do next. president obama visits new jersey touring the devastated shore region with governor chris christie. the scenes and pictures are chilling and it's like this along the shorelines. the amusements of the jersey shore are down the list of casualties: homes, boats, businesses and lives were lost to the storm. >> the destruction is so totaled in so many places that it's a different experience than we have scene before. >> reporter: residents can't believe that part of their legendary boardwalk is now gone. meanwhile, in neighboring new york, the hustle and bustle of the big apple is slowly coming back after sandy brought the metropolitan hub to a halt. governor cuomo announcing limited train services would start up a day after the city buses were on the road. >> there will be more service literally on a day-by-day basis as the mta is working through this. >> reporter: areas of lower manhattan are flooded with corosive sea water. as peop
president obama got a firsthand look at the damage along the atlantic city boardwalk and the other barrier islands, as families try to figure out what to do next. president obama visits new jersey touring the devastated shore region with governor chris christie. the scenes and pictures are chilling and it's like this along the shorelines. the amusements of the jersey shore are down the list of casualties: homes, boats, businesses and lives were lost to the storm. >> the destruction is so...
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two and then a little batch there just south of the city as you work down 95 between generally washington and fredericksburg. we are getting some rain showers as well. that will be crossing the potomac and over towards waldorf and la plata here before long. this is all associated with this frontal system that has been moving oh, so slowly and will continue to kind of track east during the morning. so we'll have some early showers and then we'll be dealing with cloud cover for much of the morning. but by later this afternoon, a little bit more in the way of sunshine and a little bit more in the way of drier air will start to work in from the north and west. it should gradually bet more comfortable later today. temperature at reagan national, 73 degrees. notice your cooler air north and west. 51 in columbus this morning and 60 in detroit. some of their air will get in here later tonight. we are going to be improving things gradually over our thursday. 82 your daytime high. it will be a nice warm afternoon. 81 in manassas and 84 in leonardtown. enjoy the last of the heat. by this weekend, we
two and then a little batch there just south of the city as you work down 95 between generally washington and fredericksburg. we are getting some rain showers as well. that will be crossing the potomac and over towards waldorf and la plata here before long. this is all associated with this frontal system that has been moving oh, so slowly and will continue to kind of track east during the morning. so we'll have some early showers and then we'll be dealing with cloud cover for much of the...
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north and west of the city out towards reston, pretty good rain and right through the city at the moment across the beltway and out to the east, bowie, crofton, are getting pretty good rains and into prince george's county as well. rain will be with us as well for several more hours. things will gradually improve kind of step by step with each passing hour. the win -- the wind will lighten up a little bit with each passing hour. what an amazing storm. look at that swirl out there. not too often you will see circulation like that parked across the mid-atlantic but the center of circulation right had b. there into southern pennsylvania and still drawing moisture. look at that fetch there drawing moisture and pulling it up into new england. on the back side of it, of course, we just did the interview with our friend out in west virginia but they are getting some extremely heavy snow. hearing of snowfall rates 3 to 4 inches an hour out here. traveling out to the west, blizzard westerning for much of west virginia and western maryland. for us, the rain will continue here for several more hour
north and west of the city out towards reston, pretty good rain and right through the city at the moment across the beltway and out to the east, bowie, crofton, are getting pretty good rains and into prince george's county as well. rain will be with us as well for several more hours. things will gradually improve kind of step by step with each passing hour. the win -- the wind will lighten up a little bit with each passing hour. what an amazing storm. look at that swirl out there. not too often...
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playoff for the city. it's really fantastic. >> lots of excitement. >> thank you. >>> if you are taking metro to all the excitement, pack your patience, be prepared metro is telling everybody to avoid switching stations like len fans plaza, gallery place, metro center. take the entrance to the navy yard spatial because it sends to be a little less crowded. have your smart trip card loaded or fare card ready to go because you don't want to get stuck in the long lines at the machines. we have those listed on the website, myfoxdc.com and click on web links for more. >>> the death toll continues to rise in the meningitis outbreak. >> as gas prices continue to rise, one county in maryland is considering increasing the tax. find out why, ahead. >>> anything that will make my life easier, such as this, that's something that i will definitely try. >> life's little conveniences. if you ride metro, your trip to the grocery store just got a lot easier. we'll tell you how, after the break. it's 9:09. [ barack obama ]
playoff for the city. it's really fantastic. >> lots of excitement. >> thank you. >>> if you are taking metro to all the excitement, pack your patience, be prepared metro is telling everybody to avoid switching stations like len fans plaza, gallery place, metro center. take the entrance to the navy yard spatial because it sends to be a little less crowded. have your smart trip card loaded or fare card ready to go because you don't want to get stuck in the long lines at the...
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the city of california has been -- the state of california has been hit hardest. the statewide average hit $4.56 friday. some gas stations now are charging record prices. >> $10 in gas doesn't even give me a 1/4 of a tank. so it's really out of control. it's almost five bucks a gallon. >> i got gas yesterday at 4.69. today i saw this at 5.69. >> reporter: experts say problems at refineries are among the factors causing soaring gas prices in california. a recent fire left one of chevron's largest refineries producing at a reduced capacity, the shortage causing costco to close some stations. there was a power failure at an exxon mobil refinery in southern california. a company spokesman said that refinery is back online, but some say it's too little too late. >> i ride my bike to work due to the increase of gas prices. they've been increasing, can't afford it. >> reporter: in california gasoline inventories are the lowest in more than 10 years. the situation is made worse by the state's strict pollution requirements which require a special blend of clean burning gas
the city of california has been -- the state of california has been hit hardest. the statewide average hit $4.56 friday. some gas stations now are charging record prices. >> $10 in gas doesn't even give me a 1/4 of a tank. so it's really out of control. it's almost five bucks a gallon. >> i got gas yesterday at 4.69. today i saw this at 5.69. >> reporter: experts say problems at refineries are among the factors causing soaring gas prices in california. a recent fire left one...
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parts of atlantic city are under water this morning including the roads going into the city. some residents disobeyed mandatory evacuations. new jersey governor chris christie called the people who stayed, quote stupid and selfish. >>> we know there were mandatory evacuations in ocean city where sandy pack a powerful punch. >> fox 5's lauren demarco is live there now with a look at sandy's impact. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. the biggest thing we've been saying right now is it is just cold and certainly windy. the highest wind gust yesterday up to 58 miles per hour. dim feeling some wind gusts right now as well . it appears the rain is pretty light right now. it comes in bands. it is definitely coming down but it doesn't really hurt you as it whips against you in the wind at this point. we have power right here. we are at 17th street at the boardwalk. downtown, everybody from second street down to the inlet on the bayside and from 11th on the bayside doesn't have power. they shut that power off as a proactive move. pretty cold for those folks. hopefu
parts of atlantic city are under water this morning including the roads going into the city. some residents disobeyed mandatory evacuations. new jersey governor chris christie called the people who stayed, quote stupid and selfish. >>> we know there were mandatory evacuations in ocean city where sandy pack a powerful punch. >> fox 5's lauren demarco is live there now with a look at sandy's impact. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. the biggest thing...
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and so a quick word about the dinner there that they both attending in new york city, this is a political tradition stretching back decades, the annual al smith dinner and each is going deliver a comedy routine and take shots at the opponent and himself and this is also a fund raiser, raising money for catholic programs. >> and we want to hear from you. as we near election day and we'll use some for a new show that we're debuting as election day approaches and is that is fox 5 news edge 2012, will focus on local and national candidates and issues. starts next monday on fox 5 at 6:30 p.m. >>> the edge on virginia, the final stage is tonight. the former democratic governor tim kaine faces off against george allen. they debated twice already. many of the same issues like sequestration and abortion are expected to be discussed. >>> another big story, the boy scouts are releasing thousands of confidential files to the public. they reveal on many instances, suspected pedophiles were shielded by authorities who helped cover up the abuse allegations. >> reporter: as children growing up, brothers
and so a quick word about the dinner there that they both attending in new york city, this is a political tradition stretching back decades, the annual al smith dinner and each is going deliver a comedy routine and take shots at the opponent and himself and this is also a fund raiser, raising money for catholic programs. >> and we want to hear from you. as we near election day and we'll use some for a new show that we're debuting as election day approaches and is that is fox 5 news edge...
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how the city is explaining that problem coming up. >> the pictures are telling the story tonight. this is the oxon hill camera. hello, it's a little bit foggy out there. we also have heavy showers moving into the warrenton area. i'll have your forecast. >> check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it eaeasy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. in today's economy. too many of those who are working are living paycheck to paycheck trying to make falling incomes meet rising prices for food and gas. more americans are living in poverty than when president obama took office and fifteen million more are on food stamps. president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. the difference is my policies will make things better for them. we shouldn't measure compassion by how many people are on welfare. we should measure compassion by how many people are able to get off welfare and get a g
how the city is explaining that problem coming up. >> the pictures are telling the story tonight. this is the oxon hill camera. hello, it's a little bit foggy out there. we also have heavy showers moving into the warrenton area. i'll have your forecast. >> check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it eaeasy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere....
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and there's nowhere comparable in ohio except for the cities. you have the suburbs of northern virginia where obama got 60 percent of the suburbs of ohio around urban concentrations aren't as favorable. i'll repeat. ohio, no republican has ever been elected there. they've elected eight presidents and they've all been republicans and clinton won there twice. gore, and carter lost in the second term. if barack obama wins ohio they'll be very, very happy and they'll think they're on the way to 270. >> mark, thank you for your time tonight. brian we have preview into the romney campaign this weekend. announcing that both mitt romney and paul ryan will campaign together in virginia this weekend. >> a news alert involving local politics from virginia. a short time ago congress man jim patrick's son retired as field director for his father's campaign. he had been caught being told how to commit voter fraud. james o'keefe did the undercover acorn videos back in 09. take a look. >> the name and the address on it. >> there will be a lot of voter protectio
and there's nowhere comparable in ohio except for the cities. you have the suburbs of northern virginia where obama got 60 percent of the suburbs of ohio around urban concentrations aren't as favorable. i'll repeat. ohio, no republican has ever been elected there. they've elected eight presidents and they've all been republicans and clinton won there twice. gore, and carter lost in the second term. if barack obama wins ohio they'll be very, very happy and they'll think they're on the way to...
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. 69 in the city right now and 70 for monasses and fredericksburg. clouds this evening and to 10, 11, 12:00 and there is go be to be a chance of spotty drizzle and fog forming and that will carry with us on through the overnight hours and as well. and this is the tropical satellite picture of hurricane sandy, kind of moving up not quite as well defined as it was and that is getting a barrage from upper level winds and over time, that is weakening from the category sustained and 105 miles an hour and to a category one hurricane and over the next few days and into the early part of the weekend, and that is a category 1 hurricane offshore from north carolina and this is a forecast that slowed down quite a bit. right now, the hurricane center pushed the trap to the northwest in time for the landfall and maybe still a minimal hurricane and up around new jersey and manhattan. can you see the cone of uncertainty into the future and that is including d.c. the worst case is scenario, the storm will make landfall north of the metro and helping us out and look
. 69 in the city right now and 70 for monasses and fredericksburg. clouds this evening and to 10, 11, 12:00 and there is go be to be a chance of spotty drizzle and fog forming and that will carry with us on through the overnight hours and as well. and this is the tropical satellite picture of hurricane sandy, kind of moving up not quite as well defined as it was and that is getting a barrage from upper level winds and over time, that is weakening from the category sustained and 105 miles an...
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the city also warns people to be aware there's flooding down here. usually happens maybe once a year, sometimes a couple of times a year. this is certainly not the worst they've ever seen. but they always get everyone prepared. they handed out sand bags yesterday in advance of high tide last night. most of the businesses put them up around the lower window areas. so it was certainly less than what was expected here, and i think that is probably the good news. again, we are waiting for high tide this morning. there is a possibility with high tide today and perhaps tomorrow that it could come up about this high. we'll have to wait and see what happens. that's the latest from old town. back to you. >> melanie alnwick, thank you. >>> the governor of maryland will get a firsthand look at the devastation along the coast later today. the pier in ocean city was destroyed by sandy. it also forced many to evacuate. governor o'malley will visit a shelter and will join the mayor in ocean city to get an update on the damage there. >>> an update now on the sewage
the city also warns people to be aware there's flooding down here. usually happens maybe once a year, sometimes a couple of times a year. this is certainly not the worst they've ever seen. but they always get everyone prepared. they handed out sand bags yesterday in advance of high tide last night. most of the businesses put them up around the lower window areas. so it was certainly less than what was expected here, and i think that is probably the good news. again, we are waiting for high tide...
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this -- recruits. >> during this trip i've had the chance to talk to people in city and towns all over america. >> reporter: the bike trip was organized by the long road home project. founder casey miller says it's an organization designed to help warriors heal from the wounds of war and to raise money for the charities that help them. >> glenn over there is paralyzed basically from the shoulders down and almost a full quad and pedals exclusively with his arms across the country and he's riding for soldiers who haven't come home and people with ptsd. >> reporter: elizabeth dole was there to greet the bicyclists at a reception in their honor at the d.c. architecture center. >> i'm thrilled to be here. this is so exciting and it's something that's very much on my heart, what we can do for our wounded warriors and their families. >> reporter: the 90 day bike ride was filled with challenges. 10 blown tires each, collisions, riding 60 miles a day. steve taylor who did it all on a hand cycle said the generosity of people across the country is what kept him going. >> we were having trouble ge
this -- recruits. >> during this trip i've had the chance to talk to people in city and towns all over america. >> reporter: the bike trip was organized by the long road home project. founder casey miller says it's an organization designed to help warriors heal from the wounds of war and to raise money for the charities that help them. >> glenn over there is paralyzed basically from the shoulders down and almost a full quad and pedals exclusively with his arms across the...
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>> reporter: meanwhile mayor gray and other city leaders began the morning with a tour of the city. the first stop? a tree down near the historic home of frederick douglass. >> i think we're in good shape. we've had minimal flooding up to now. this is still a threat over the next four to eight hours of some flooding on the potomac. >> reporter: the mayor's group headed to northeast where we found crews removing this tree from ebart street. residents thankful it was only a car damaged when the tree came down. >> the most important thing, there's no life lost and that's the main thing. >> reporter: because of the strong winds last night and early this morning, there are trees down across the district, but the good news, as soon as they came down, there were crews to pick them up. crews working right here on calvert street northwest removing a big tree here. even with all the downed trees no one was injured and power outages were restored quickly for the most part. >> they were here as soon as i woke up, so we're pretty happy with their response. >> it's obvious pepco was taking this e
>> reporter: meanwhile mayor gray and other city leaders began the morning with a tour of the city. the first stop? a tree down near the historic home of frederick douglass. >> i think we're in good shape. we've had minimal flooding up to now. this is still a threat over the next four to eight hours of some flooding on the potomac. >> reporter: the mayor's group headed to northeast where we found crews removing this tree from ebart street. residents thankful it was only a car...
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may be the next city to crack down on the oversized sugary drinks. some city council members say they would support a ban on super sized drinks in an effort to battle owe weast. d.c. leaders could consider a ban like new york on anything over 16 ounces or a tax. councilmember mary cheh says she will take up the issue in the next few months. >> this is not something we can ignore. i know people say nanny state. if there is a serious public health problem, when hasn't the government looked to take steps to address it? >> the issue is that kids are drinking too much soda and it is up to parents to reduce that amount themselves. that is a decision that parents rather than mary cheh and the d.c. council should make. >> a similar effort by the d.c. council came up short in 2010 but only by one vote. >>> it is as thin as a pencil and as light as a notepad. the new ipad mini is unveiled. >> we'll get a look at t plus apple is not the only one with wig changes. -- we'll get a look at it. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my
may be the next city to crack down on the oversized sugary drinks. some city council members say they would support a ban on super sized drinks in an effort to battle owe weast. d.c. leaders could consider a ban like new york on anything over 16 ounces or a tax. councilmember mary cheh says she will take up the issue in the next few months. >> this is not something we can ignore. i know people say nanny state. if there is a serious public health problem, when hasn't the government looked...
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produce fore the city. then again, you do have the motor i haves who slow down right before the cameras and speed up when they get by them but cheh and wells have organized a special task force thats been looking into how to lower fines while being consistent about safety and enforcement. the task force included aaa mid than atlantic and the d.c. pedestrian advisory council. >> for speeding and some other fines that are up to $250, they double after 30 days. we'll tax another look at that. >> reporter: what a difference a state makes. getting a speeding ticket in maryland, will give you a fine of only about $40. so sarah, i guess this might be a lesson in this somewhere. >> perhaps. not speed i guess is what some people say. some of those are pretty pricy i have to say. thank you so much. u so much. >>> all right. we are talking about monday night football because dave ross is here. this is the morning line. >> don't get me started on those tickets. let me ask but robert griffin iii before we get to peyton
produce fore the city. then again, you do have the motor i haves who slow down right before the cameras and speed up when they get by them but cheh and wells have organized a special task force thats been looking into how to lower fines while being consistent about safety and enforcement. the task force included aaa mid than atlantic and the d.c. pedestrian advisory council. >> for speeding and some other fines that are up to $250, they double after 30 days. we'll tax another look at...
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plus, a tragic crime in new york city. is there a link to the d.c. snuper kills from ten years ago? details of a chilling note that malvo left at the scene. time now is 4:48. >>> a booed do found in new jersey appears to be that of a missing 12-year-old girl. autumn was ported missing from her home saturday night. clayton is in south jersey. that set up a large search over the last two days and the body was discovered in a recycling container late last night. an autopsy to confirm the identity of the body will be performed today. >>> also this morning a note left underneath the body of a murdered pregnant new york woman makes an eerie connection to the d.c. area. the note says more pregnant women will die unless malvo is released from prison. the woman was found with her throat slashed inside her home. malvo is serving a life sentence for his role in the 2002 sniper shootings. he testified that he and john allen mohammed wanted to kill a pregnant woman. >>> lance armstrong's fall from grace has hit bottom with a texas insurance company demand he retu
plus, a tragic crime in new york city. is there a link to the d.c. snuper kills from ten years ago? details of a chilling note that malvo left at the scene. time now is 4:48. >>> a booed do found in new jersey appears to be that of a missing 12-year-old girl. autumn was ported missing from her home saturday night. clayton is in south jersey. that set up a large search over the last two days and the body was discovered in a recycling container late last...
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the fairfax city police found his vehicle in the park which, is a little league baseball field on picket road. early in the morning, tuesday morning. >> police say they not investigating the disappearance as suspicious, but say that they can and do consider it unusual. >>> strong statements about slottings still ahead on the news edge. what maryland's top leaders are saying about the group behind the negative campaign ads. sue. >> and an interesting day and managed to get up to 82 degrees. i will let you know how much longer it's going continue. the big changes coming up on the seven-day forecast. and scott smith out at nats park. what a great day. >> and heading into the post season with baseball's best record. the 98th win today and secure home field advantage to the play-offs. who and&when will they play? that is next. [ barack o obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax
the fairfax city police found his vehicle in the park which, is a little league baseball field on picket road. early in the morning, tuesday morning. >> police say they not investigating the disappearance as suspicious, but say that they can and do consider it unusual. >>> strong statements about slottings still ahead on the news edge. what maryland's top leaders are saying about the group behind the negative campaign ads. sue. >> and an interesting day and managed to get...
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north and west of the city. today, sunny, bright, temperatures a little warmer than yesterday. mid-60s up ahead of that front. more details on the weather coming up in just a minute. let's get back to those top stories. >> last night's vice presidential debate tops our stories this morning. congressman paul ryan and vice president joe biden sparred over taxes, medicare and foreign policy. >> if we are hit by terrorists, we are going to call it for what it is, a terrorist attack. our ambassador in paris has a marine detachment guarding him. shouldn't we have a marine detachment guarding our ambassador in benghazi, a place where we knew there was an al- qaeda cell with arms? >> we weren't told they wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security. and by the way, at the time, we were told exactly -- we said exactly what the intelligence community told us that they knew. >> the next debate between president obama and governor romney is next tuesday night. >>> a huge day for d.c. sports fans and they
north and west of the city. today, sunny, bright, temperatures a little warmer than yesterday. mid-60s up ahead of that front. more details on the weather coming up in just a minute. let's get back to those top stories. >> last night's vice presidential debate tops our stories this morning. congressman paul ryan and vice president joe biden sparred over taxes, medicare and foreign policy. >> if we are hit by terrorists, we are going to call it for what it is, a terrorist attack. our...
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side savagery. >> reporter: they displaying the ads on the new york city subway system and managers of the washington area metro balked in part because of the recent destructive rioting in islamic nations over a california film ridiculing the prophet mohammad. an attorney for metro told a federal judge that three u.s. security agencies have cautioned metro about current unspecified concerns. metro furnished a video shot by a new york post reporter showing one woman defacing one of the 10 posters and another woman trying to block that action. metro is trying to delay the posters until november 1st to allow the world situation to calmdown. the attorney for the pro israeli poster maker said that metro must display the ads without delay. >> in our civil society, the first amendment has the greatest protection. the government needs to protect the speaker and for those who say they want to engage in violence, we'll arrest you for engaging in violence and all it's going to do is embolden those. >> reporter: during the hearing, the u.s. district judge collier characterized the part of the p
side savagery. >> reporter: they displaying the ads on the new york city subway system and managers of the washington area metro balked in part because of the recent destructive rioting in islamic nations over a california film ridiculing the prophet mohammad. an attorney for metro told a federal judge that three u.s. security agencies have cautioned metro about current unspecified concerns. metro furnished a video shot by a new york post reporter showing one woman defacing one of the 10...
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police say this is the suspect setting up the hidden camera inside the women's ellicott city condo. they don't know who he is or how he got inside. investigators say the man went into the condo several times to move the camera around. if you recognize him, police want to hear from you. >>> the trial of two prince george's county police officers accused of assaulting a university of maryland student is expected to wrap up today. after closing arguments the case will head to the jury. yesterday officer james harrison took the stand in his defense. he said he lied to internal affairs, claiming he wasn't one of the striking officers because of financial reans. he testified he was afraid of losing his job. >>> we are learning more about the man accused of plotting to blow up the federal reserve bing in new york city. investigators say he considered targeting president obama first, but the family of the 21- year-old man insists on his innocence. they say quazi nafis only came to the united states to study business in college. we're also finding out he actually studied cyber security. >>>
police say this is the suspect setting up the hidden camera inside the women's ellicott city condo. they don't know who he is or how he got inside. investigators say the man went into the condo several times to move the camera around. if you recognize him, police want to hear from you. >>> the trial of two prince george's county police officers accused of assaulting a university of maryland student is expected to wrap up today. after closing arguments the case will head to the jury....
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the best chance for that will be to the north of the city. you can get up into howard county, up towards baltimore, the northern part of the bay, you have the best chances for winds in excess of 70 plus miles per hour. all of us unfortunately are going to be dealing with serious wind gusts. rain total five to ten, flood watch, heavy amount of snow. all right, quick look at your forecast, we're going to go with high temperature of 54 today. here's the latest information, we're just getting it no now. 85. movement now, north, northwest, we're starting to see that change. yesterday it was north and east. earlier this morning, movement was north, now it's north, northwest at 20. so we're starting to see that change of pace there in that left hook we've been expecting. there is your guidance, looks like it hits just north of us as we get into the overnight hours. more details on the weather in just a minute, back to you. >> all right tucker, thank you very much. >>> big issues today will be the heavy rain, the flooding, down trees, power outages.
the best chance for that will be to the north of the city. you can get up into howard county, up towards baltimore, the northern part of the bay, you have the best chances for winds in excess of 70 plus miles per hour. all of us unfortunately are going to be dealing with serious wind gusts. rain total five to ten, flood watch, heavy amount of snow. all right, quick look at your forecast, we're going to go with high temperature of 54 today. here's the latest information, we're just getting it no...
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of the city. we'll see a few leftover showers here early and mostly cloudy skies and a little afternoon sun with highs in the mid-50s. much quieter weather pattern after the last couple of days. lots of new maps coming up in just a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> there is historic devastation left behind from sandy. almost 50 people are dead. new york city sub wades are going to be closed for days and snow is blanketing west virginia. today, president obama will tour the damaged areas with the governor of new jersey. >> and in our area, more than 200,000 people are still without power in northern virginia, maryland and d.c. bg & e reporting the most outages, nearly 150,000. along the potomac river, fear of more needing continues as high tide is expected in alexandria later this morning. traveling around the country and overseas is a little bit harder in the wake of the superstorm. >> especially complicated on the eastern seaboard right now. fox's william la jeunesse takes a look at whe
of the city. we'll see a few leftover showers here early and mostly cloudy skies and a little afternoon sun with highs in the mid-50s. much quieter weather pattern after the last couple of days. lots of new maps coming up in just a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> there is historic devastation left behind from sandy. almost 50 people are dead. new york city sub wades are going to be closed for days and snow is blanketing west virginia. today, president obama will tour...
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to the west of the city, see the frontal system literally draped across the district here? the fog has been springing up along that front all morning long, and heavy here just to the north of the front. as you get west of the city here, out towards leesburg and reston, visibility still 0.25- mile or less. montgomery county and northern maryland, visibility still greatly reduced. washington, still fog to the east, fog as well. things should get better. dense fog advisory continues for mother half hour or so -- another half hour or so. expanded this at about 8:15 this morning to include the washington, d.c. and counties close. earlier it was the mountain communities. many of us here under dense fog advisory with the exception of southern maryland and the lower eastern shore until 10:00 this morning. hang in there. it will get better. mid-80s later today. currently 71 in washington. 60s north and west of the front. 66this morning in gaithersburg. annapolis already 76 degrees. our temperatures will get up into the 80s. flow out of the south, you can see that flow in the atmosph
to the west of the city, see the frontal system literally draped across the district here? the fog has been springing up along that front all morning long, and heavy here just to the north of the front. as you get west of the city here, out towards leesburg and reston, visibility still 0.25- mile or less. montgomery county and northern maryland, visibility still greatly reduced. washington, still fog to the east, fog as well. things should get better. dense fog advisory continues for mother...
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probably some low 40s if you are well to the north and west of the city. the accu-weather fox 5 seven- day forecast, 70 the next couple of days. this is a nice time of year. looks like our next chance for any rain shower activity would be on friday with just a couple of scattered showers. julie wright can get back to the pumpkin patch. it looks like perfect pumpkin patch weather. >> how many pumpkins do you want me to carve? no problems reported coming eastbound along 66 working your way in from fair oaks headed in towards 123. traffic volume moving at speed. overnight construction in the process of being cleared off the beltway over in tyson's and as you work your way between springfield and annandale. lanes are open each way at the wilson bridge. traffic flowing freely there. an easy trip south of 109 headed out towards clarksburg. lanes are open and a nice easy pace continues on the the outer loop of the beltway headed across the american legion bridge. no trouble spots to report here continuing out towards tyson's. inner loop is rolling at speed from t
probably some low 40s if you are well to the north and west of the city. the accu-weather fox 5 seven- day forecast, 70 the next couple of days. this is a nice time of year. looks like our next chance for any rain shower activity would be on friday with just a couple of scattered showers. julie wright can get back to the pumpkin patch. it looks like perfect pumpkin patch weather. >> how many pumpkins do you want me to carve? no problems reported coming eastbound along 66 working your way...
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heat. >> we begin in atlantic city, new jersey, tonight. president obama touring damage from hurricane sandy with republican governor chris christie. president promising the administration's support in rebuilding the jersey shore. >> for those like people i had a chance to meet on this block and throughout new jersey, throughout the region whose lives were up ended, my second message is we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you will get the help you need. >> down to florida now, governor mitt romney in coral gables with senator marco rubio. romney did not mention the president by name but said the country needs to change direction. >> we face some challenges and as a result of that, it is my view we should not continue along the same path but it is time to take a new path. bold aggressive change. >> staying in florida now, vice-president joe biden back on the campaign trail telling supporters he was proud of leaders of different parties in the northeast pulling together. >> we are all better off when ev
heat. >> we begin in atlantic city, new jersey, tonight. president obama touring damage from hurricane sandy with republican governor chris christie. president promising the administration's support in rebuilding the jersey shore. >> for those like people i had a chance to meet on this block and throughout new jersey, throughout the region whose lives were up ended, my second message is we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you will get the help...
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that is the latest from the city of laurel. we'll be here to update on what else is happening in bridge county when fox 5 morning news continues. continues. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> we're bringing you a live look right now there from ocean city, maryland this morning after hurricane sandy moved her way through. this morning, still a lot of wind and some rain still hanging around out there as you can see our camera being blown around from our crews stayinged there. it is tuesday, october 30th, the day after the storm. -- our crews stationed there. >>> here at
that is the latest from the city of laurel. we'll be here to update on what else is happening in bridge county when fox 5 morning news continues. continues. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's...
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at last check, the storm center was within 50 miles of the city. city. it is forming a powerful super storm like we've never seen before. >> for the latest let's turn to sue in the weather center. sue, i understand this storm about to make landfall near atlanta city. >> yeah. going to be real close. we just got the update from the national hurricane center. it's 0 miles to the south of atlanta city, 30 miles from cape may. so you can do the math. still moving to the north, northwest at 20 miles per hour. it will be ashore probably between 6 and 6:30 somewhere in south jersey. maybe the delaware bay gets clipped. >> an amazing forecast. the big change is that it sped up a little bit more than we thought. >> right. >> it's probably making landfall three hours faster faster. we were thinking right there at it will wear bay. >> and it's still got that incredible record-setting low pressure of 940milibars, the difference now between what has been a tropical system turning into winter-like system. the wind field will expand out. >> up in rhode island there was
at last check, the storm center was within 50 miles of the city. city. it is forming a powerful super storm like we've never seen before. >> for the latest let's turn to sue in the weather center. sue, i understand this storm about to make landfall near atlanta city. >> yeah. going to be real close. we just got the update from the national hurricane center. it's 0 miles to the south of atlanta city, 30 miles from cape may. so you can do the math. still moving to the north, northwest...
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the corridor city's transit way, a proposed rapid bus line between shady grove and clarksburg. >> many communities don't share the priorities. they don't have the transit needs we have. they have needs for major funding. >> the league says she is concerned the plan could set a dangerous precedent. >> don't we and montgomery county pay taxes that benefit the people in garrett county and prince georges county and so forth? for every dollar we sent to annapolis, we get 18 cents back. are we now going to say in addition to that? tax the citizens of montgomery county for transportation? no. i don't think so. >> the state already has a 23.5-cent per gallon gas tax included in the price we see at the pump. how much of an increase would we be talking about? >> most people talking about a statewide gas tax, we're talking about between 5 cents and 10 cents. >> the reaction among drivers was mixed. >> i would certainly support it. if it would help improve the transportation. >> i think that just keep raising rates right now and so many people are struggling to get by is not always the answer. we
the corridor city's transit way, a proposed rapid bus line between shady grove and clarksburg. >> many communities don't share the priorities. they don't have the transit needs we have. they have needs for major funding. >> the league says she is concerned the plan could set a dangerous precedent. >> don't we and montgomery county pay taxes that benefit the people in garrett county and prince georges county and so forth? for every dollar we sent to annapolis, we get 18 cents...
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it will probably be another few weeks before we get a freeze in the city the way it looks now. tell you. what in terms of what is going on out there overnight tonight, this will be it looks like a pretty much widespread temperatures in terms of what we'll have with clear skies and light winds, relatively light winds. it does look like it's going to be a very cold night and tomorrow looks like it's going to be a beautiful fall day out there with temperatures warming up into the lower 60s. we'll start off cold, though. freeze warning in effect for the purple counties. that's montgomery county, loudoun county, prince william county, fauquier county and everybody along i-81 and down towards the shenandoah there. the light blue including d.c., including fairfax county, prince george's county and anne arundel, too, is under a frost advisory, won't get so cold in town tonight. we're not expecting a freeze, maybe a little frost threat out there by early, early tomorrow morning. temperatures right now here in the city dropping off to 51 degrees, gaithersburg 41. that's actually come up
it will probably be another few weeks before we get a freeze in the city the way it looks now. tell you. what in terms of what is going on out there overnight tonight, this will be it looks like a pretty much widespread temperatures in terms of what we'll have with clear skies and light winds, relatively light winds. it does look like it's going to be a very cold night and tomorrow looks like it's going to be a beautiful fall day out there with temperatures warming up into the lower 60s. we'll...
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a state of emergency for the town of ocean city. they expect to have an update according to the web site at 9:00 this morning on the weather situation and they expect to also have a media briefing at 10:00 this morning at the public safety building in ocean city. that is according to their web site as well. they are putting out all the updates, safety updates and all the information that they have through social media and courtesy of their web sites. so if you have any power at this point, you can -- if you are watching online and you are able to get online, you can go to their web site and they will continue to update all the information. they've done the door to door evacuations. so just brace for what is coming next. >> we'll continue to follow hurricane sandy and the developments throughout the morning. stay with us. we'll be right back. right bac we had a good group of people. good group off employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old.
a state of emergency for the town of ocean city. they expect to have an update according to the web site at 9:00 this morning on the weather situation and they expect to also have a media briefing at 10:00 this morning at the public safety building in ocean city. that is according to their web site as well. they are putting out all the updates, safety updates and all the information that they have through social media and courtesy of their web sites. so if you have any power at this point, you...
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the owners had always paid a flat $1,500 tax. but now, the city is implementing the sales tax act. and food trucks are now longer immune. they have to charge 10% on every sale. the tax went into effect yesterday. while most customers were not happy about the extra fee, it did not seem to impact the number of people lining up for food. >>> caught on camera. fish bait stolen. and you won't believe how smart the perp is. you don't want to miss this. >> a big star joins the cast of raising hope. for tonight's two big stars for tonight's season premiere. find out who they are, and i will give you a hint at a mom/daughter duo. two of the main characters dish on the upcoming season when we come back. 9:27 now. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter what? too? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine wi fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female
the owners had always paid a flat $1,500 tax. but now, the city is implementing the sales tax act. and food trucks are now longer immune. they have to charge 10% on every sale. the tax went into effect yesterday. while most customers were not happy about the extra fee, it did not seem to impact the number of people lining up for food. >>> caught on camera. fish bait stolen. and you won't believe how smart the perp is. you don't want to miss this. >> a big star joins the cast of...
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night here in the city. it will be chillier than last night but not frosty cold. listen, just in case you have friends in new england and they may be talking about this, there was an earthquake tonight about 7:12 in southern maine. it was a magnitude 4. it did not do any damage or cause any injuries we're aware of in the town of hollis center which is 20-mile west of portland, maine, but it was felt over quite a big section of new england including boston and connecticut. so a 4 magnitude earthquake tonight. luckily no damage reported there. we've had clear skies in d.c., but want you to see we have a little bank of high thin clouds that will come through later tonight. it will be a real nice day tomorrow and warmer, but those clouds are associated with what was hurricane paul that has been coming ashore in mexico, fortunately much weakened storm, but it's riding along the jet stream. we're getting quite a pit of cloud cover moving across the southern part of the country and some of the rain in texas also as
night here in the city. it will be chillier than last night but not frosty cold. listen, just in case you have friends in new england and they may be talking about this, there was an earthquake tonight about 7:12 in southern maine. it was a magnitude 4. it did not do any damage or cause any injuries we're aware of in the town of hollis center which is 20-mile west of portland, maine, but it was felt over quite a big section of new england including boston and connecticut. so a 4 magnitude...
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no problems to report continuing out of the dale city up toward the capital play. 395 looks good leaving the 14th street bridge. the trip inbound along 270, headed out to about falls road, wipes are were working. once that came south of road headed out towards the beltway, not a raindrop in sight. right now, the beltway is open between college park and bethesda with no incidents to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> making headlines this morning, the search continues for two men from our area missing in a national park in montana. rescuers are searching for 32- year-old neil peckins of virginia and another man. the search has been slowed by snow and rain. no one knows how well prepared they were for the weather or the terrain. >>> today, the trial begins for two police officers accused of assaulting a university of maryland student. they are accused ever assaulting john mckenna as students celebrate the basketball team's win over duke. >>> also from college park, police have arrested a suspect in connection to the robberies of university of
no problems to report continuing out of the dale city up toward the capital play. 395 looks good leaving the 14th street bridge. the trip inbound along 270, headed out to about falls road, wipes are were working. once that came south of road headed out towards the beltway, not a raindrop in sight. right now, the beltway is open between college park and bethesda with no incidents to report. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> making headlines...